“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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  • A Wretch Like Me

    No Good Thing For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.” – Romans 7:18 As… Continue reading

  • Happy April 1 – National Misfits for Jesus Day!

    Spiritual foolishness is about the heart, not the intellect. Jeremiah describes the fool that says in his hear there is no God, not as a person who has trouble believing, but as one who knows there is a God, but… Continue reading

  • The Prophet and Power

    Jeremiah describes a religious establishment that seeks to serve the establishment of rich, powerful, privileged, and decadent rather than God and people. The rich and powerful are people too, but must be stripped of the false presumptions of privilege and… Continue reading

  • Walking Among Perpetual Ruins

    We walk among "perpetual ruins," reminded of what once was. Were we born at the wrong time? There once was glory. All we see is decay. Where is God? Is it all yesterday's story for yesterday's people? In the lament,… Continue reading

  • A Mission of Incarnation

    It is a call to stand beside the discredited, the disenfranchised, the disinherited, and yes, the disrespectful as well as the disrespected.It requires of those who would follow Jesus, something more. Continue reading

  • Prodigal Brothers

    The elder brother, an heir, knew his responsibilities, stayed home and worked like one who saw himself as a slave. The younger brother knew his rights,  took his inheritance, and partied like a man who thought he was free. The… Continue reading

  • The Poet’s Unfinished Thought

      Poets seldom finish a thought. That is a good thing. They rarely wrap up an idea, tie a ribbon on it, and send it off in a package. They hand you unfinished projects and open-ended musings. They trust you.… Continue reading

  • “In My Name …” How We Use the Name of Jesus

    It is to be aligned with Him. Whenever we come into that sort of alignment with the heart, desires, and will of God, and to the extent that we do, our prayers are answered. It is not magic. It is… Continue reading

  • Is There No Balm in Gilead?

    Weep until you are weary and cry out to God who weeps along with you.For in weeping we discover the love and in love we have our only hope of joy and the joy of hope. In the valley of… Continue reading

  • Drawn Toward Center

    By Newton Henry Black – Newton Henry Black, Harvey N. Davis (1913) Practical Physics, The MacMillan Co., USA, p. 242, fig. 200, Public Domain, Link   The great themes of our days startle us into wakefulness. We gravitate toward them… Continue reading

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